Battle of Hoa Binh
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The Battle of Hoa Binh was a major 1951–1952 campaign in the First Indochina War in which Viet Minh forces fought French colonial troops for control of a strategic region in northern Vietnam.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Hoa Binh canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Hòa Bình Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent | State of Vietnam (French-backed) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerentCommander |
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Raoul Salan NERFINISHED ⓘ Võ Nguyên Giáp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignType |
counteroffensive
ⓘ
offensive ⓘ |
| combatant |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French Far East Expeditionary Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ Viet Minh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictIn | First Indochina War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictScope | major campaign of the First Indochina War ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | French Indochina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1952-02-25 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Na San NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | Da River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Cold War era
ⓘ
decolonization period ⓘ |
| involvedForceType |
armored units
ⓘ
artillery ⓘ infantry ⓘ riverine forces ⓘ |
| location |
Hòa Bình Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Vietnam ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Tonkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTactic |
control of key road and river lines of communication
ⓘ
encirclement and interdiction of French positions by Viet Minh ⓘ |
| opponent |
French colonial forces
ⓘ
Viet Minh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | First Indochina War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Border Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryOpposingForce |
French Groupement Mobile units
ⓘ
Viet Minh 304th Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Viet Minh 308th Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Viet Minh 312th Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Viet Minh 320th Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConflict |
Battle of Route Coloniale 6
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Vinh Yen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Viet Minh victory ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to erosion of French strategic initiative in northern Vietnam
ⓘ
demonstrated Viet Minh ability to challenge French control in the Red River Delta approaches ⓘ |
| startDate | 1951-11-10 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
control of Hòa Bình region
ⓘ
control of supply routes between the Red River Delta and the northwest ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1951
ⓘ
1952 ⓘ |
| warTheater | Indochina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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